Nobody Told Me! Nuggets

We loved talking with our guest, Michael Crossland, who is one of Australia's most sought-after inspirational speakers.  His autobiography, Kids Don't Get Cancer, is an international bestseller detailing his life following the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive life-threatening cancer before his first birthday.  His life has been far from easy.  In addition to childhood cancer, he's suffered heart attacks, throat tumors, and fluid on the brain.  Through it all, he's refused to let his dreams die and is passionate about helping other people achieve their dreams too.

If you're even somewhat of a country music fan, chances our you've heard of Bobby Bones, host of The Bobby Bones Show, which has an audience of more than five million per week.  He's been a mentor on American Idol, won Dancing with the Stars and authored the book, Fail Until You Don't: Fight. Grind. Repeat, which is about how Bobby and some of his famous friends made it through their failures and found their way to enormous success. 

When we interviewed Bobby on our longer, Nobody Told Me! podcast, he told us his mother was only 15 when she gave birth to him and he was the first kid in his family to graduate high school.  Bobby says he thinks coming from disadvantage can actually be advantageous.  He had to figure a way to get out of poverty and while it may seem like he’s fearless, that’s not the case.  Listen to this nugget to hear why.

We were very excited to welcome best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, broadcaster and musician Mitch Albom to our longer podcast, Nobody Told Me!  Mitch’s books have sold more than 39 million copies worldwide.  His book, Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson, is the most successful memoir ever published.  The book chronicles Mitch’s weekly visits with his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz battled a terminal illness.

One of our favorite guests on our podcast, Nobody Told Me!, has been Elizabeth Smart. As you’re probably aware, in 2002, when she was 14, Elizabeth was kidnapped at knifepoint by a pedophile from her home in Utah.  She endured nine months of being shackled, raped, starved and threatened by her kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, and his wife, Wanda Barzee, before she was rescued and reunited with her family.  Elizabeth answered our questions about the kidnapping itself and her recovery from it, as a teenager who’d experience far more pain and trauma in nine months than most of us will go through in a lifetime.

Grief Expert and Licensed Psychologist Dr. Guy Winch joined us to talk about how devastating the loss of a pet can be and what you can do to heal after the death of your dog, cat, horse, or other animal.

We’re glad you could join us for a nugget from our interview with internationally known self-defense expert Tim Larkin, who talks about what you can do if you’re in a situation where an assailant is trying to harm or even kill you. Over the years, Tim has trained elite military special forces and law enforcement units, in addition to corporate and civilian clients.